Mary C. Mohr Short Fiction Award for 2009

Guidelines

Southern Indiana Review will award a prize of $1500 for a short story, novella, or stand-alone novel excerpt submitted under the following guidelines.

Each submission must:

• Be available for exclusive publication in Vol. 17, No. 1 of SIR. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, but if the entry is published/accepted by another publication while under consideration, the author must promptly notify SIR in writing to withdraw the entry. 
• Include an entry fee of $15 ($5 for each additional story). This non-refundable fee includes a year's subscription to SIR. Make check or money order payable to Southern Indiana Review.
• List the author’s name, street address, email address (if applicable), phone number, and title of submission on a cover page.
• List only the title of submission on each page thereafter.
• Be less than 35 typed pages (12-point font) per each individual submission.
• Be addressed to Mary C. Mohr Short Fiction Award, Southern Indiana Review, University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Boulevard, Evansville, IN, 47712.
• Be postmarked by October 1, 2009.
• Include SAS postcard for receipt acknowledgement and/or SASE for contest results. All manuscripts will be recycled. Results will be posted on the SIR web site.

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All submissions will be considered for publication. SIR’s editorial preference for Midwestern themes or writers does not apply to stories submitted for the contest.  All themes and/or subject matters are eligible.  All rights revert to the writer upon publication.